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Author Neyts, E.; Eckert, M.; Bogaerts, A.
Title (up) Molecular dynamics simulations of the growth of thin a-C:H films under additional ion bombardment: influence of the growth species and the Ar+ ion kinetic energy Type A1 Journal article
Year 2007 Publication Chemical vapor deposition Abbreviated Journal Chem Vapor Depos
Volume 13 Issue 6/7 Pages 312-318
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Weinheim Editor
Language Wos 000248381800007 Publication Date 2007-07-10
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ISSN 0948-1907;1521-3862; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.333 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.333; 2007 IF: 1.936
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:64532 Serial 2176
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Author Xu, P.; Qi, D.; Schoelz, J.K.; Thompson, J.; Thibado, P.M.; Wheeler, V.D.; Nyakiti, L.O.; Myers-Ward, R.L.; Eddy, C.R.; Gaskill, D.K.; Neek-Amal, M.; Peeters, F.M.;
Title (up) Multilayer graphene, Moire patterns, grain boundaries and defects identified by scanning tunneling microscopy on the m-plane, non-polar surface of SiC Type A1 Journal article
Year 2014 Publication Carbon Abbreviated Journal Carbon
Volume 80 Issue Pages 75-81
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Epitaxial graphene is grown on a non-polar n(+) 6H-SiC m-plane substrate and studied using atomic scale scanning tunneling microscopy. Multilayer graphene is found throughout the surface and exhibits rotational disorder. Moire patterns of different spatial periodicities are found, and we found that as the wavelength increases, so does the amplitude of the modulations. This relationship reveals information about the interplay between the energy required to bend graphene and the interaction energy, i.e. van der Waals energy, with the graphene layer below. Our experiments are supported by theoretical calculations which predict that the membrane topographical amplitude scales with the Moire pattern wavelength, L as L-1 + alpha L-2. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Publisher Place of Publication Oxford Editor
Language Wos 000344132400009 Publication Date 2014-08-19
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ISSN 0008-6223; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.337 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes ; P.X. and P.M.T. gratefully acknowledge the financial support of ONR under grant N00014-10-1-0181 and NSF under grant DMR-0855358. L.O.N. acknowledges the support of American Society for Engineering Education and Naval Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellow Program. Work at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is supported by the Office of Naval Research. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Methusalem Foundation of the Flemish Government, and the EUROgraphene project CONGRAN. M.N.-A was supported by the EU-Marie Curie IIF postdoc Fellowship 299855. ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.337; 2014 IF: 6.196
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:121194 Serial 2221
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Author Neyts, E.C.; Ostrikov, K.(K.)
Title (up) Nanoscale thermodynamic aspects of plasma catalysis Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Catalysis today Abbreviated Journal Catal Today
Volume 256 Issue 256 Pages 23-28
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract Plasma catalysis continues to gain increasing scientific interest, both in established fields like toxic waste abatement and emerging fields like greenhouse gas conversion into value-added chemicals. Attention is typically focused on the obtained conversion process selectivity, rates and energy efficiency. Much less attention is usually paid to the underlying mechanistic aspects of the processes that occur. In this contribution, we critically examine a number of fundamentally important nanoscale thermodynamic aspects of plasma catalysis, which are very relevant to these processes but so far have been overlooked or insufficiently covered in the plasma catalysis literature.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000360085300004 Publication Date 2015-03-25
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0920-5861; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 4.636 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 4.636; 2015 IF: 3.893
Call Number c:irua:127409 Serial 2274
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Author Kong, X.; Li, L.; Leenaerts, O.; Liu, X.-J.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) New group-V elemental bilayers : a tunable structure model with four-, six-, and eight-atom rings Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 96 Issue 3 Pages 035123
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Two-dimensional group-V elemental materials have attracted widespread attention due to their nonzero band gap while displaying high electron mobility. Using first-principles calculations, we propose a series of new elemental bilayers with group-V elements (Bi, Sb, As). Our study reveals the dynamical stability of four-, six-, and eight-atom ring structures, demonstrating their possible coexistence in such bilayer systems. The proposed structures for Sb and As are large-gap semiconductors that are potentially interesting for applications in future nanodevices. The Bi structures have nontrivial topological properties with a direct nontrivial band gap. The nontrivial gap is shown to arise from a band inversion at the Brillouin zone center due to the strong intrinsic spin-orbit coupling in Bi atoms. Moreover, we demonstrate the possibility of tuning the properties of these materials by enhancing the ratio of six-atom rings to four-and eight-atom rings, which results in wider nontrivial band gaps and lower formation energies.
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Publisher American Physical Society Place of Publication New York, N.Y Editor
Language Wos 000405363900005 Publication Date 2017-07-14
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work is supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) (Grant No. 2016YFA0301604), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) ( No. 11574008), the Thousand-Young-Talent Program of China, and the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO-Vl). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government – department EWI, and the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin, funded by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144834 Serial 4721
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Author Shpanchenko, R.V.; Lapshina, O.A.; Antipov, E.V.; Hadermann, J.; Kaul, E.E.; Geibel, C.
Title (up) New lead vanadium phosphate with langbeinite-type structure: Pb1.5V2(PO4)3 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2005 Publication Materials research bulletin Abbreviated Journal Mater Res Bull
Volume 40 Issue 9 Pages 1569-1576
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000231208100018 Publication Date 2005-06-01
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0025-5408; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.446 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.446; 2005 IF: 1.380
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:55031 Serial 2320
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Author Daems, N.; De Mot, B.; Choukroun, D.; Van Daele, K.; Li, C.; Hubin, A.; Bals, S.; Hereijgers, J.; Breugelmans, T.
Title (up) Nickel-containing N-doped carbon as effective electrocatalysts for the reduction of CO2 to CO in a continuous-flow electrolyzer Type A1 Journal article
Year 2019 Publication Sustainable energy & fuels Abbreviated Journal
Volume 4 Issue 4 Pages 1296-1311
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT)
Abstract Nickel-containing N-doped carbons were synthesized for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO, which is a promising approach to reduce the atmospheric CO2 levels and its negative impact on the environment. Unfortunately, poor performance (activity, selectivity and/or stability) is still a major hurdle for the economical implementation of this type of materials. The electrocatalysts were prepared through an easily up-scalable and easily tunable method based on the pyrolysis of Ni-containing N-doped carbons. Ni–N–AC–B1 synthesized with a high relative amount of nitrogen and nickel with respect to carbon, was identified as the most promising candidate for this reaction based on its partial CO current density (4.2 mA cm−2), its overpotential (0.57 V) and its faradaic efficiency to CO (>99%). This results in unprecedented values for the current density per g active sites (690 A g−1 active sites). Combined with its decent stability and its high performance in an actual electrolyzer setup, this makes it a promising candidate for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO on a larger scale. Finally, the evaluation of this kind of material in a flow-cell setup has been limited and to the best of our knowledge never included an evaluation of several crucial parameters (e.g. electrolyte type, anode composition and membrane type) and is an essential investigation in the move towards up-scaling and ultimately industrial application of this technique. This study resulted in an optimal cell configuration, consisting of Pt as an anode, Fumatech® as the membrane and 1 M KHCO3 and 2 M KOH as catholyte and anolyte, respectively. In conclusion, this research offers a unique combination of electrocatalyst development and reactor optimization.
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Language Wos 000518690900030 Publication Date 2019-12-20
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Notes ; The authors acknowledge sponsoring from the research foundation of Flanders (FWO) in the frame of a post-doctoral grant (12Y3919N – ND). J. Hereijgers was supported through a postdoctoral fellowship (28761) of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). This project was co-funded by the Interreg 2 Seas-Program 2014-2020, co-.nanced by the European Fund for Regional Development in the frame of subsidiary contract nr 2S03-019. This work was further performed in the framework of the Catalisti cluster SBO project CO2PERATE (“All renewable CCU based on formic acid integrated in an industrial microgrid”), with the.nancial support of VLAIO (Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship). This project.nally received funding from the European Research Council (ERC Consolidator Grant 815128, REALNANO). We thank Karen Leyssens for helping with the N<INF>2</INF> physisorption measurements and Kitty Baert (VUB) for analyzing the samples with XPS and Raman. ; sygma Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:165482 Serial 6311
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Author Gorbanev, Y.; Vervloessem, E.; Nikiforov, A.; Bogaerts, A.
Title (up) Nitrogen fixation with water vapor by nonequilibrium plasma : toward sustainable ammonia production Type A1 Journal article
Year 2020 Publication Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Abbreviated Journal Acs Sustain Chem Eng
Volume 8 Issue 7 Pages 2996-3004
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract Ammonia is a crucial nutrient used for plant growth and as a building block in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry, produced via nitrogen fixation of the ubiquitous atmospheric N2. Current industrial ammonia production relies heavily on fossil resources, but a lot of work is put into developing nonfossil-based pathways. Among these is the use of nonequilibrium plasma. In this work, we investigated water vapor as a H source for nitrogen fixation into NH3 by nonequilibrium plasma. The highest selectivity toward NH3 was observed with low amounts of added H2O vapor, but the highest production rate was reached at high H2O vapor contents. We also studied the role of H2O vapor and of the plasma-exposed liquid H2O in nitrogen fixation by using isotopically labeled water to distinguish between these two sources of H2O. We show that added H2O vapor, and not liquid H2O, is the main source of H for NH3 generation. The studied catalyst- and H2-free method offers excellent selectivity toward NH3 (up to 96%), with energy consumption (ca. 95–118 MJ/mol) in the range of many plasma-catalytic H2-utilizing processes.
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Language Wos 000516665500045 Publication Date 2020-02-03
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ISSN 2168-0485 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 8.4 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes ; This research was supported by the Excellence of Science FWO-FNRS project (FWO grant ID GoF9618n, EOS ID 30505023), the Catalisti Moonshot project P2C, and the Methusalem project of the University of Antwerp. ; Approved Most recent IF: 8.4; 2020 IF: 5.951
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:167134 Serial 6568
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Author Benito Llorens, J.; Embon, L.; Correa, A.; Gonzalez, J.D.; Herrera, E.; Guillamon, I.; Luccas, R.F.; Azpeitia, J.; Mompean, F.J.; Garcia-Hernandez, M.; Munuera, C.; Aragon Sanchez, J.; Fasano, Y.; Milošević, M.V.; Suderow, H.; Anahory, Y.
Title (up) Observation of a gel of quantum vortices in a superconductor at very low magnetic fields Type A1 Journal article
Year 2020 Publication Physical review research Abbreviated Journal
Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 013329
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A gel consists of a network of particles or molecules formed for example using the sol-gel process, by which a solution transforms into a porous solid. Particles or molecules in a gel are mainly organized on a scaffold that makes up a porous system. Quantized vortices in type-II superconductors mostly form spatially homogeneous ordered or amorphous solids. Here we present high-resolution imaging of the vortex lattice displaying dense vortex clusters separated by sparse or entirely vortex-free regions in beta-Bi2Pd superconductor. We find that the intervortex distance diverges upon decreasing the magnetic field and that vortex lattice images follow a multifractal behavior. These properties, characteristic of gels, establish the presence of a novel vortex distribution, distinctly different from the well-studied disordered and glassy phases observed in high-temperature and conventional superconductors. The observed behavior is caused by a scaffold of one-dimensional structural defects with enhanced stress close to the defects. The vortex gel might often occur in type-II superconductors at low magnetic fields. Such vortex distributions should allow to considerably simplify control over vortex positions and manipulation of quantum vortex states.
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Language Wos 000602698100008 Publication Date 2020-03-18
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Notes ; We acknowledge support, discussions and critical reading of the manuscript from Eli Zeldov, who also devised and setup the SOT system. We also acknowledge critical reading and suggestions of Vladimir Kogan and Alexander Buzdin. Work performed in Spain was supported by the MINECO (FIS2017-84330-R, MAT2017-87134-C2-2-R, RYC-2014-16626 and RYC-2014-15093) and by the Region of Madrid through programs NANOFRONTMAG-CM (S2013/MIT-2850) and MAD2D-CM (S2013/ MIT-3007). The SEGAINVEX at UAM is also acknowledged as well as PEOPLE, Graphene Flagship, NMP programs of EU (Grant Agreements FP7-PEOPLE-2013-CIG 618321, 604391 and AMPHIBIAN H2020-NMBP-03-2016 NMP3-SL 2012-310516). Work in Israel was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant No. 802952). Y.F. acknowledges the support of grant PICT 2017-2182 from the ANPCyT. R.F.L. acknowledges the support of grant PICT 2017-2898 from the ANPCyT. E.H. acknowledges support of Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion, COLCIENCIAS (Colombia) Programa de estancias Postdoctorales convocatoria 784-2017 and the Cluster de investigacin en ciencias y tecnologas convergentes de la Universidad Central (Colombia). I.G. was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant No. 679080). M.V.M. acknowledges support from Research FoundationFlanders (FWO). The international collaboration on this work was fostered by the EU-COST Action CA16218 Nanoscale Coherent Hybrid Devices for Superconducting Quantum Technologies (NANOCOHYBRI). J.D.G. and M.V.M. gratefully acknowledge support from the Research Fund (FONCIENCIAS) of Universidad del Magdalena. ; Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:175138 Serial 6694
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Author Shariat, M.; Shokri, B.; Neyts, E.C.
Title (up) On the low-temperature growth mechanism of single walled carbon nanotubes in plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Chemical physics letters Abbreviated Journal Chem Phys Lett
Volume 590 Issue Pages 131-135
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
Abstract Despite significant progress in single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) production by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), the growth mechanism in this method is not clearly understood. We employ reactive molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how plasma-based deposition allows growth at low temperature. We first investigate the SWCNT growth mechanism at low and high temperatures under conditions similar to thermal CVD and PECVD. We then show how ion bombardment during the nucleation stage increases the carbon solubility in the catalyst at low temperature. Finally, we demonstrate how moderate energy ions sputter amorphous carbon allowing for SWCNT growth at 500 K. (C) 2013 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000327721000024 Publication Date 2013-10-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0009-2614; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.815 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.815; 2013 IF: 1.991
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:112775 Serial 2439
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Author Saniz, R.; Norman, M.R.; Freeman, A.J.
Title (up) Orbital mixing and nesting in the bilayer manganites La2-2xSr1+2xMn2O7 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2008 Publication Physical review letters Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev Lett
Volume 101 Issue 23 Pages 236402-236404
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract A first principles study of La(2-2x)Sr(1+2x)Mn(2)O(7) compounds for doping levels 0.3 <= x <= 0.5 shows that the low energy electronic structure of the majority spin carriers is determined by strong momentum-dependent interactions between the Mn e(g) d(x)(2)-y(2) and d(3z)(2)-r(2) orbitals, which, in addition to an x-dependent Jahn-Teller distortion, differ in the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic phases. The Fermi surface exhibits nesting behavior that is reflected by peaks in the static susceptibility, whose positions as a function of momentum have a nontrivial dependence on x.
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Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000261431200045 Publication Date 2008-12-03
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0031-9007;1079-7114; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 8.462 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 8.462; 2008 IF: 7.180
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:102602 Serial 2498
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Author Michel, K.H.; Lamoen, D.; David, W.I.F.
Title (up) Orientational order and disorder in solid C60 : theory and diffraction experiments Type A1 Journal article
Year 1995 Publication Acta crystallographica: section A: foundations of crystallography Abbreviated Journal Acta Crystallogr A
Volume 51 Issue 3 Pages 365-374
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Starting from a microscope model of the intermolecular potential, a unified description is presented of the Bragg scattering law in the orientationally disordered and in the ordered phase of solid C-60. The orientational structure factor is expanded in terms of symmetry-adapted surface harmonics. The expansion coefficients are calculated from theory and compared with experiment Their temperature evolution is studied in the disordered phase at the 260 K transitions and in the ordered phase. In the ordered phase, new results from high-resolution neutron powder diffraction are given. In the disordered phase, space group Fm $($) over bar$$ 3m, the reflections have A(1g) symmetry; in the ordered phase, space group Pa $$($) over bar 3, reflections of T-2g symmetry appear and in addition the A(1g) reflections are renormalized. The orientational density distribution is calculated. The effective crystal-field potential is constructed, its temperature evolution in the ordered phase is studied and related to the occurrence of an orientational glass.
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Publisher Place of Publication Copenhagen Editor
Language Wos A1995RB59400018 Publication Date 2002-07-27
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ISSN 0108-7673; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.307 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 65/163 Q2 # CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 10/26 Q2 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:12189 Serial 2518
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Author Lorenz, H.; Zhao, Q.; Turner, S.; Lebedev, O.I.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Kloetzer, B.; Rameshan, C.; Pfaller, K.
Title (up) Origin of different deactivation of Pd/SnO2 and Pd/GeO2 catalysts in methanol dehydrogenation and reforming: a comparative study Type A1 Journal article
Year 2010 Publication Applied catalysis : A : general Abbreviated Journal Appl Catal A-Gen
Volume 381 Issue 1/2 Pages 242-252
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Pd particles supported on SnO2 and GeO2 have been structurally investigated by X-ray diffraction, (High-Resolution) transmission and scanning electron microscopy after different reductive treatments to monitor the eventual formation of bimetallic phases and catalytically tested in methanol dehydrogenation/ reforming. For both oxides this included a thin film sample with well-defined Pd particles and a powder catalyst prepared by incipient wetness impregnation. The hexagonal and the tetragonal polymorph were studied for powder GeO2. Pd2Ge formation was observed on all GeO2-supported catalysts, strongly depending on the specific sample used. Reduction of the thin film at 573K resulted in full transformation into the bimetallic state. The partial solubility of hexagonal GeO2 in water and its thermal structural instability yielded Pd2Ge formation at 473 K, at the cost of a structurally inhomogeneous support and Ge metal formation at higher reduction temperatures. Pd on tetragonal GeO2 entered a state of strong metalsupport interaction after reduction at 573673 K, resulting in coalescing Pd2Ge particles on a sintered and re-crystallized support, apparently partially covering the bimetallic particles and decreasing the catalytic activity. Pd2Ge on amorphous thin film and hexagonal GeO2 converted methanol primarily via dehydrogenation to CO and H2. At 573 K, formation of Pd2Sn and also PdSn occurred on the Pd/SnO2 thin film. Pd3Sn2 (and to some extent Pd2Sn) were predominantly obtained on the respective powder catalyst. Strong deactivation with increasing reduction temperature was observed, likely not based on the classical strong metalsupport interaction effect, but rather on a combination of missing active structural ensembles on Sn-enriched bimetallic phases and the formation of metallic -Sn. Correlations to Pd and its bimetallics supported on ZnO, Ga2O3 and In2O3 were also discussed.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos 000279100700029 Publication Date 2010-04-26
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ISSN 0926-860X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 4.339 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Esteem 026019 Approved Most recent IF: 4.339; 2010 IF: 3.384
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83927 Serial 2522
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Shanenko, A.A.; Peeters, F.M.; Axt, V.M.
Title (up) Parity-fluctuation induced enlargement of the ratio \DeltaE/kBTc in metallic grains Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 84 Issue 21 Pages 214518-214518,12
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We investigate how the interplay of quantum confinement and particle number-parity fluctuations affects superconducting correlations in ultra-small metallic grains. Using the number-parity projected BCS formalism we calculate the critical temperature and the excitation gap as a function of the grain size for grains with even and odd number of confined carriers. We show that the experimentally observed anomalous increase of the coupling ratio ΔE/kBTc with decreasing superconducting grain size can be attributed to an enhancement of the number-parity fluctuations in ultra-small grains.
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Language Wos 000298114100003 Publication Date 2011-12-16
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the European Community under a Marie Curie IEF Action (Grant Agreement No. PIEF-GA-2009-235486-ScQSR), the Flamish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Belgian Science Policy (IAP). M. D. C. thanks A. S. Mel'nikov and N. B. Kopnin for fruitful discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94373 Serial 2555
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Author De Schutter, B.; Van Stiphout, K.; Santos, N.M.; Bladt, E.; Jordan-Sweet, J.; Bals, S.; Lavoie, C.; Comrie, C.M.; Vantomme, A.; Detavernier, C.
Title (up) Phase formation and texture of thin nickel germanides on Ge(001) and Ge(111) Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys
Volume 119 Issue 119 Pages 135305
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract We studied the solid-phase reaction between a thin Nifilm and a single crystal Ge(001) or Ge(111) substrate during a ramp anneal. The phase formation sequence was determined using in situX-ray diffraction and in situRutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), while the nature and the texture of the phases were studied using X-ray pole figures and transmission electron microscopy. The phase sequence is characterized by the formation of a single transient phase before NiGe forms as the final and stable phase. X-ray pole figures were used to unambiguously identify the transient phase as the ϵ-phase, a non-stoichiometric Ni-rich germanide with a hexagonal crystal structure that can exist for Ge concentrations between 34% and 48% and which forms with a different epitaxial texture on both substrate orientations. The complementary information gained from both RBS and X-ray pole figure measurements revealed a simultaneous growth of both the ϵ-phase and NiGe over a small temperature window on both substrate orientations.
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Language Wos 000374150200035 Publication Date 2016-04-05
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ISSN 0021-8979 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 14 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes The authors thank the FWO-vlaanderen, BOF-UGent (under Contract No. “GOA 01G01513”) and the Hercules Foundation (under Project No. “AUGE/09/014”) for financial support. S. Bals acknowledges financial support from European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant No. “#335078-COLOURATOMS”). A. Vantomme thanks the BOF-KULeuven (under Contract No. “GOA/14/007”) and the Joint Science and Technology Collaboration between the FWO (G.0031.14) and NRF (UID88013). The National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), Brookhaven National Laboratory, was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886).; ECAS_Sara; (ROMEO:green; preprint:; postprint:can ; pdfversion:restricted); Approved Most recent IF: 2.068
Call Number c:irua:132897 Serial 4066
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Author van Dyck, D.; Van Aert, S.; den Dekker, A.J.
Title (up) Physical limits on atomic resolution Type A1 Journal article
Year 2004 Publication Microscopy and microanalysis Abbreviated Journal Microsc Microanal
Volume 10 Issue Pages 153-157
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Vision lab
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Publisher Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass. Editor
Language Wos 000188882100022 Publication Date 2004-08-11
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ISSN 1431-9276;1435-8115; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.891 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.891; 2004 IF: 2.389
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:47515 Serial 2616
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Author Yagmurcukardes, M.; Mogulkoc, Y.; Akgenc, B.; Mogulkoc, A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Prediction of monoclinic single-layer Janus Ga₂ Te X (X = S and Se) : strong in-plane anisotropy Type A1 Journal article
Year 2021 Publication Physical Review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 104 Issue 4 Pages 045425
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract By using density functional theory (DFT) based first-principles calculations, electronic, vibrational, piezo-electric, and optical properties of monoclinic Janus single-layer Ga2TeX (X = S or Se) are investigated. The dynamical, mechanical, and thermal stability of the proposed Janus single layers are verified by means of phonon bands, stiffness tensor, and quantum molecular dynamics simulations. The calculated vibrational spectrum reveals the either pure or coupled optical phonon branches arising from Ga-Te and Ga-X atoms. In addition to the in-plane anisotropy, single-layer Janus Ga2TeX exhibits additional out-of-plane asymmetry, which leads to important consequences for its electronic and optical properties. Electronic band dispersions indicate the direct band-gap semiconducting nature of the constructed Janus structures with energy band gaps falling into visible spectrum. Moreover, while orientation-dependent linear-elastic properties of Janus single layers indicate their strong anisotropy, the calculated in-plane stiffness values reveal the ultrasoft nature of the structures. In addition, predicted piezoelectric coefficients show that while there is a strong in-plane anisotropy between piezoelectric constants along armchair (AC) and zigzag (ZZ) directions, there exists a tiny polarization along the out-of-plane direction as a result of the formation of Janus structure. The optical response to electromagnetic radiation has been also analyzed through density functional theory by considering the independent-particle approximation. Finally, the optical spectra of Janus Ga2TeX structures is investigated and it showed a shift from the ultraviolet region to the visible region. The fact that the spectrum is between these regions will allow it to be used in solar energy and many nanoelectronics applications. The predicted monoclinic single-layer Janus Ga2TeX are relevant for promising applications in optoelectronics, optical dichroism, and anisotropic nanoelasticity.
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Language Wos 000678811100007 Publication Date 2021-07-26
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 2469-9969; 2469-9950 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 14 Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:180404 Serial 7013
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Author Croitoru, M.D.; Gladilin, V.N.; Fomin, V.M.; Devreese, J.T.; Magnus, W.; Schoenmaker, W.; Sorée, B.
Title (up) Quantum transport in a nanosize double-gate metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor Type A1 Journal article
Year 2004 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys
Volume 96 Issue Pages 2305-2310
Keywords A1 Journal article; Theory of quantum systems and complex systems; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000223055100081 Publication Date 2004-08-02
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2004 IF: 2.255
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:49454 Serial 2792
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Author Petrovic, M.D.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Quantum transport in graphene Hall bars: Effects of vacancy disorder Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication Physical review B Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 94 Issue 94 Pages 235413
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using the tight-binding model, we investigate the influence of vacancy disorder on electrical transport in graphene Hall bars in the presence of quantizing magnetic fields. Disorder, induced by a random distribution of monovacancies, breaks the graphene sublattice symmetry and creates states localized on the vacancies. These states are observable in the bend resistance, as well as in the total DOS. Their energy is proportional to the square root of the magnetic field, while their localization length is proportional to the cyclotron radius. At the energies of these localized states, the electron current flows around the monovacancies and, as we show, it can follow unexpected paths depending on the particular arrangement of vacancies. We study how these localized states change with the vacancy concentration, and what are the effects of including the next-nearest-neighbor hopping term. Our results are also compared with the situation when double vacancies are present in the system. Double vacancies also induce localized states, but their energy and magnetic field dependencies are different. Their localization energy scales linearly with the magnetic field, and their localization length appears not to depend on the field strength.
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Language Wos 000389574200005 Publication Date 2016-12-14
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 2469-9950;2469-9969; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work was supported by the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:140237 Serial 4459
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Author Pahlke, P.; Lao, M.; Eisterer, M.; Meledin, A.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Hanisch, J.; Sieger, M.; Usoskin, A.; Stromer, J.; Holzapfel, B.; Schultz, L.; Huhne, R.
Title (up) Reduced Anisotropy and Enhanced In-Field Performance of Thick BaHfO3-Doped Films on ABAD-YSZ Templates Type A1 Journal article
Year 2016 Publication IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Abbreviated Journal
Volume 26 Issue 26 Pages 1-4
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Pure and 6 mol% BaHfO3 (BHO) doped YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) films were prepared on CeO2-buffered ABAD-YSZ templates by pulsed laser deposition. The self-field Jc at 77 K reaches 1.1 MA/cm² in the doped sample compared to 2.5 MA/cm² in pure YBCO, at a film thickness of around 1 μm. Above a magnetic field of 2.2 T along B||c, Jc of the BHO-doped sample exceeds the Jc of the undoped film. The maximum pinning force density (FP,max) reaches a value of around 3 GN/cm² for both samples, but B(FP,max) increases from 1.4 T (pure) to a value of 2.9 T (BHO:YBCO). The Jc anisotropy curves of the doped sample show a large and broad peak at B||c and a strongly reduced anisotropy at all temperatures and fields compared to the pure sample. A complex defect structure with YBa2Cu4O8 intergrowths, Y2O3 precipitates and BHO nanocolumns with a fanshaped structure is observed by TEM investigations, which can explain the measured Jc(B,θ) behavior.
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Language Wos 000376189700001 Publication Date 2016-03-14
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1051-8223 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes This work was supported by EUROTAPES, a collaborative project funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7 / 2007 – 2013) under Grant Agreement n.280432. Approved Most recent IF: NA
Call Number c:irua:133779 Serial 4078
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Author Venturi, F.; Calizzi, M.; Bals, S.; Perkisas, T.; Pasquini, L.
Title (up) Self-assembly of gas-phase synthesized magnesium nanoparticles on room temperature substrates Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Materials research express Abbreviated Journal Mater Res Express
Volume 2 Issue 2 Pages 015007
Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Magnesium nanoparticles (NPs) with initial size in the 10-50 nmrange were synthesized by inert gas condensation under helium flow and deposited on room temperature substrates. The morphology and crystal structure of the NPs ensemble were investigated as a function of the deposition time by complementary electron microscopy techniques, including high resolution imaging and chemical mapping. With increasing amount of material, strong coarsening phenomena were observed at room temperature: small NPs disappeared while large faceted NPs developed, leading to a 5-fold increase of the average NPs size within a few minutes. The extent of coarsening and the final morphology depended also on the nature of the substrate. Furthermore, large single-crystal NPs were seen to arise from the self-organization of primary NPs units, providing a mechanism for crystal growth. The dynamics of the self-assembly process involves the basic steps of NPs sticking, diffusion on substrate, coordinated rotation and attachment/coalescence. Key features are the surface energy anisotropy, reflected by the faceted shape of the NPs, and the low melting point of the material. The observed phenomena have strong implications in relation to the synthesis and stability of nanostructures based on Mg or other elements with similar features.
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Publisher IOP Publishing Place of Publication Bristol Editor
Language Wos 000369978500007 Publication Date 2014-12-31
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 2053-1591 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.068 Times cited 14 Open Access Not_Open_Access
Notes ; Financial support by COST Action MP1103 'Nanostructured Materials for Solid-State Hydrogen Storage' is gratefully acknowledged. ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.068; 2015 IF: NA
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:132275 Serial 4240
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Author Michel, K.H.
Title (up) Sequence of orientational phase transitions in solid C60 Type A1 Journal article
Year 1992 Publication Chemical physics letters Abbreviated Journal Chem Phys Lett
Volume 193 Issue Pages 478-480
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos A1992HZ32900006 Publication Date 2002-07-25
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0009-2614; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 1.897 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 96/271 Q2 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:2971 Serial 2985
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Author Dachraoui, W.; Yang, T.; Liu, C.; Ling, G.; Hadermann, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Llobet, A.; Greenblatt, M.
Title (up) Short-range layered A-site ordering in double perovskites NaLaBB'O6 (B = Mn, Fe; B' = Nb, Ta) Type A1 Journal article
Year 2011 Publication Chemistry of materials Abbreviated Journal Chem Mater
Volume 23 Issue 9 Pages 2398-2406
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract The new compounds NaLaFeTaO6, NaLaFeNbO6, NaLaMnTaO6, and NaLaMnNbO6 have been synthesized and characterized with a combination of transmission electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), neutron powder diffraction (NPD), and magnetization measurements. Through electron microscopy study, a local layered order of the A-cations has been detected without the typical occurrence of rock salt order at the B-cation site. Satellite reflections in the electron diffraction related to the local layered order are not visible on the XRPD or NPD patterns. The occurrence of local layered order is supported by pair distribution function analysis, which also reveals the presence of uncorrelated displacements of the Nb and Ta cations. The octahedra are tilted according to the system a−b+a−, and the coordinates were refined from XRPD and NPD with a disordered cation distribution in the space group Pnma. The magnetic exchange interactions in NaLaFeTaO6 and NaLaFeNbO6 are antiferromagnetic, while they are ferromagnetic in NaLaMnTaO6 and NaLaMnNbO6. Long-range magnetic ordering is not observed down to 4 K for any of the compositions.
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Publisher Place of Publication Washington, D.C. Editor
Language Wos 000290063600016 Publication Date 2011-04-14
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 0897-4756;1520-5002; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 9.466 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Esteem 026019 Approved Most recent IF: 9.466; 2011 IF: 7.286
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:89944 Serial 2996
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Author Gholampour, N.; Chaemchuen, S.; Hu, Z.-Y.; Mousavi, B.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Verpoort, F.
Title (up) Simultaneous creation of metal nanoparticles in metal organic frameworks via spray drying technique Type A1 Journal article
Year 2017 Publication Chemical engineering journal Abbreviated Journal Chem Eng J
Volume 322 Issue Pages 702-709
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract In-situ fabrication of palladium(0) nanoparticles inside zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8) has been established via one-step facile spray-dry technique. Crystal structures and morphologies of the Pd@ZIF-8 samples are investigated by powder XRD, TEM, SAED, STEM, and EDX techniques. High angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAAD-STEM) and 3D tomographic analysis confirm the presence of palladium nanoparticles inside the ZIF-8 structure. The porosity, surface area and N-2 physisorption properties are evaluated for Pd@ZIF-8 with various palladium contents. Furthermore, Pd@ZIF-8 samples are effectively applied as heterogeneous catalysts in alkenes hydrogenation. This straightforward method is able to speed up the synthesis of encapsulation of metal nanoparticles in metal organic frameworks. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Publisher Place of Publication Lausanne Editor
Language Wos 000401594200069 Publication Date 2017-04-19
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1385-8947; 0300-9467 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 6.216 Times cited 14 Open Access OpenAccess
Notes ; The authors would like to express their deep accolade to “State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing” for financial support. S.C. appreciates of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (303-41150231), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WUT: 2016IVA092) and the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (471-40120222). N.G. thanks the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) for her Ph.D. study grant 2013GXZ985. Z.-Y. H and G. V.T. acknowledge the support from the EC Framework 7 program ESTEEM2 (Reference 312483). ; Approved Most recent IF: 6.216
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144152 Serial 4686
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Author Euán-Díaz, E.C.; Misko, V.R.; Peeters, F.M.; Herrera-Velarde, S.; Castaneda-Priego, R.
Title (up) Single-file diffusion in periodic energy landscapes : the role of hydrodynamic interactions Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : E : statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev E
Volume 86 Issue 3Part 1 Pages 031123
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract We report on the dynamical properties of interacting colloids confined to one dimension and subjected to external periodic energy landscapes. We particularly focus on the influence of hydrodynamic interactions on the mean-square displacement. Using Brownian dynamics simulations, we study colloidal systems with two types of repulsive interparticle interactions, namely, Yukawa and superparamagnetic potentials. We find that in the homogeneous case, hydrodynamic interactions lead to an enhancement of the particle mobility and the mean-square displacement at long times scales as t(alpha), with alpha = 1/2 + epsilon and epsilon being a small correction. This correction, however, becomes much more important in the presence of an external field, which breaks the homogeneity of the particle distribution along the line and, therefore, promotes a richer dynamical scenario due to the hydrodynamical coupling among particles. We provide here the complete dynamical scenario in terms of the external potential parameters: amplitude and commensurability.
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication Woodbury (NY) Editor
Language Wos 000308873500002 Publication Date 2012-09-21
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1539-3755;1550-2376; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.366 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work was partially supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and PIFI 3.4-PROMEP and CONACyT (Grant Nos. 61418/2007 and 102339/2008, Ph.D. Scholarship No. 230171/ 2010). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.366; 2012 IF: 2.313
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:101840 Serial 3021
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Author Nakhaee, M.; Yagmurcukardes, M.; Ketabi, S.A.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Single-layer structures of a100- and b010-Gallenene : a tight-binding approach Type A1 Journal article
Year 2019 Publication Physical chemistry, chemical physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Chem Chem Phys
Volume 21 Issue 28 Pages 15798-15804
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using the simplified linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) method in combination with ab initio calculations, we construct a tight-binding (TB) model for two different crystal structures of monolayer gallium: a(100)- and b(010)-Gallenene. The analytical expression for the Hamiltonian and numerical results for the overlap matrix elements between different orbitals of the Ga atoms and for the Slater and Koster (SK) integrals are obtained. We find that the compaction of different structures affects significantly the formation of the orbitals. The results for a(100)-Gallenene can be very well explained with an orthogonal basis set, while for b(010)-Gallenene we have to assume a non-orthogonal basis set in order to construct the TB model. Moreover, the transmission properties of nanoribbons of both monolayers oriented along the AC and ZZ directions are also investigated and it is shown that both AC- and ZZ-b(010)-Gallenene nanoribbons exhibit semiconducting behavior with zero transmission while those of a(100)-Gallenene nanoribbons are metallic.
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Language Wos 000476603700057 Publication Date 2019-06-27
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1463-9076; 1463-9084 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 4.123 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes ; This work is supported by the Methusalem program of the Flemish government and the FLAG-ERA project TRANS-2D-TMD. This work is supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) by a post-doctoral fellowship (M. Y.). M. N. is partially supported by BFO (Uantwerpen). ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.123
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:161881 Serial 5427
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Author Yan, M.; Bogaerts, A.; Gijbels, R.; Goedheer, W.J.
Title (up) Spatial behavior of energy relaxation of electrons in capacitively coupled discharges: comparison between Ar and SiH4 Type A1 Journal article
Year 2000 Publication Journal of applied physics Abbreviated Journal J Appl Phys
Volume 87 Issue 8 Pages 3628-3636
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
Language Wos 000086169500003 Publication Date 2002-07-26
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0021-8979; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 2.068 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.068; 2000 IF: 2.180
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:34074 Serial 3061
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Author Bittencourt, C.; van Lier, G.; Ke, X.; Suarez-Martinez, I.; Felten, A.; Ghijsen, J.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Ewels, C.O.
Title (up) Spectroscopy and defect identification for fluorinated carbon nanotubes Type A1 Journal article
Year 2009 Publication ChemPhysChem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry Abbreviated Journal Chemphyschem
Volume 10 Issue 6 Pages 920-925
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
Abstract Multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were exposed to a CF4 radio-frequency (rf) plasma. High-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy shows that the treatment effectively grafts fluorine atoms onto the MWCNTs, altering the valence electronic states. Fluorine surface concentration can be tuned by varying the exposure time. Evaporation of gold onto MWCNTs is used to mark active site formation. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy coupled with density functional theory (DFT) modelling is used to characterise the surface defects formed, indicating that the plasma treatment does not etch the tube surface. We suggest that this combination of theory and microscopy of thermally evaporated gold atoms onto the CNT surface may be a powerful approach to characterise both surface defect density as well as defect type.
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Publisher Place of Publication Weinheim Editor
Language Wos 000265469200011 Publication Date 2009-03-05
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 1439-4235;1439-7641; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.075 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Iuap; Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 3.075; 2009 IF: 3.453
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:77315 Serial 3073
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Beheshtian, J.; Shayeganfar, F.; Singh, S.K.; Los, J.H.; Peeters, F.M.
Title (up) Spiral graphone and one-sided fluorographene nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 87 Issue 7 Pages 075448-8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract The instability of a free-standing one-sided hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene nanoribbon, i.e., graphone/fluorographene, is studied using ab initio, semiempirical, and large-scale molecular dynamics simulations. Free-standing semi-infinite armchairlike hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene (AC-GH/AC-GF) and boatlike hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene (B-GH/B-GF) (nanoribbons which are periodic along the zigzag direction) are unstable and spontaneously transform into spiral structures. We find that rolled, spiral B-GH and B-GF are energetically more favorable than spiral AC-GH and AC-GF which is opposite to the double-sided flat hydrogenated/fluorinated graphene, i.e., graphane/fluorographene. We found that the packed, spiral structures exhibit an unexpected localized highest occupied molecular orbital and lowest occupied molecular orbital at the edges with increasing energy gap during rolling. These rolled hydrocarbon structures are stable beyond room temperature up to at least T = 1000 K within our simulation time of 1 ns. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.075448
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Language Wos 000315481800005 Publication Date 2013-02-27
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes ; We thank A. Sadeghi, M. R. Ejtehadi, and J. Amini for their useful comments. This work is supported by the ESF EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). M.N.-A. is supported by a EU-Marie Curie IIF fellowship program Grant No. 299855. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
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Author Govaerts, K.; Sluiter, M.H.F.; Partoens, B.; Lamoen, D.
Title (up) Stability of Sb-Te layered structures : first-principles study Type A1 Journal article
Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
Volume 85 Issue 14 Pages 144114-144114,8
Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
Abstract Using an effective one-dimensional cluster expansion in combination with first-principles electronic structure calculations we have studied the energetics and electronic properties of Sb-Te layered systems. For a Te concentration between 0 and 60 at. % an almost continuous series of metastable structures is obtained consisting of consecutive Sb bilayers next to consecutive Sb2Te3 units, with the general formula (Sb-2)(n)(Sb2Te3)(m) (n, m = 1,2, ... ). Between 60 and 100 at.% no stable structures are found. We account explicitly for the weak van derWaals bonding between Sb bilayers and Sb2Te3 units by using a recently developed functional, which strongly improves the interlayer bonding distances. At T = 0 K, no evidence is found for the existence of two separate single-phase regions delta and gamma and a two-phase region delta + gamma. Metastable compounds with a Te concentration between 0 and 40 at. % are semimetallic, whereas compounds with a Te concentration between 50 and 60 at. % are semiconducting. Compounds with an odd number of Sb layers are metallic and have a much higher formation energy than those with an even number of consecutive Sb layers, thereby favoring the formation of Sb bilayers.
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Language Wos 000303115400004 Publication Date 2012-04-23
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ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes Iwt; Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:98255 Serial 3129
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Author Benito, P.; Nuyts, G.; Monti, M.; de Nolf, W.; Fornasari, G.; Janssens, K.; Scavetta, E.; Vaccari, A.
Title (up) Stable Rh particles in hydrotalcite-derived catalysts coated on FeCrAlloy foams by electrosynthesis Type A1 Journal article
Year 2015 Publication Applied catalysis : B : environmental Abbreviated Journal Appl Catal B-Environ
Volume 179 Issue Pages 321-332
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract Rh-based structured catalysts for the Catalytic Partial Oxidation of CH4 to syngas were prepared by electrosynthesis of Rh/Mg/Al hydrotalcite-type compounds on FeCrAlloy foams and calcination. The effects of Rh content, total metal concentration, and partial replacement of Mg2+ by Ni2+ in the electrolytic solution on coating thickness, Rh speciation, metallic particle size, and catalytic activity were investigated by SEM/EDS, mu-XRF/XANES and tests under diluted and concentrated reaction conditions. The amount of Rh species, present as Mg (RhxAl1-x)(2)O-4, depended on the thickness of the electrosynthesised layer as well as the Rh particle size and dispersion. Smaller and more dispersed particles were obtained by decreasing the Rh concentration in the electrolytic solution from Rh/Mg/Al=11/70/19 to 5/70/25 and 2/70/28 atomic ratio% (a.r.%) and in thinner rather than thicker layers. Despite the improvement in metallic particles features, the CH4 conversion was negatively affected by the low amount of active sites in the coating, the high metal support interaction and possibly the oxidation of metallic particles and carbon formation. A larger amount of solid containing well dispersed Rh particles was deposited by increasing the total metal concentration from 0.03 M to 0.06 M with the Rh/Mg/Al=5/70/25 a.r.%, and the catalytic performances were enhanced. The partial replacement of Mg2+ by Ni2+ gave rise to a very active bimetallic Rh/Ni catalyst, CH4 conversion and selectivity to syngas were above 90%, however, it slightly deactivated with time-on-stream. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Language Wos 000359873800036 Publication Date 2015-05-19
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ISSN 0926-3373 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 9.446 Times cited 14 Open Access
Notes ; The Authors acknowledge M. Salome for helping during the mu XRF/XANES experiments at ID21 Beamline of the ESRF, the Department of Structural Characterisation of CNR-IMM of Bologna for the access to the FEG-SEM facility and Dr F. Ospitali for the scientific support. Thanks are due to Farrel Lytle database for providing the necessary Rh metal spectrum (rhfoil.a99 in http:// ixs.iit.edu/data/FarrelLytledata/). The financial support from the Ministero per l'Istruzione, l'Universita e la Ricerca (MIUR, Roma, Italy) and the University of Bologna (FARB program) is gratefully acknowledged. ; Approved Most recent IF: 9.446; 2015 IF: 7.435
Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:127777 Serial 5846
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